Information About

Tununak

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 35' 8.002" N,
165 ° 15' 20.999" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Toksook Bay

Elevation

16 ft (4.88 m)

Tununak in Detail.

About

On Nelson Island, 6 mi NE of Cape Vancouver.

History

Eskimo village which was visited in December 1878 by E. W. Nelson, U.S. Signal Service, and reported as "Tununuk," population 6; listed as "Dununak" in the 1890 Census, population 48; 65 in 1939; and 112 in 1950. A Roman Catholic mission was established here in 1891.

Topo Maps

Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island (1954), Nunivak Island C-1 (1954), Nunivak Island (1958),

Places Near Tununak

Bays:

Tununak Bay,

Capes:

Atrnak Point, Cape Vancouver, Chinigyak Cape, Chinit Point, Talurarevuk Point, Uluruk Point,

Cities:

Toksook Bay,

Hills:

Nealruk Mountain,

Mountains:

Killinupak Mountain, Kitnik Mountain, Ugchirnak Mountain,

Rivers:

Alakuchak River, Ikalugtulik River, North Fork Tununak River, Tununak River,

Cities:

Tununak, Umkumiute,